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I bought my 8800 GTX for £360 in January 07, so it probably was around 400 mark for the GTX at release.
The difference also this time is that ATI have got more more compelling products, both in terms of performance and price.
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***Nvidia GTX480 & 470 reviews & discussion***
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I bought my 8800 GTX for £360 in January 07, so it probably was around 400 mark for the GTX at release.
The difference also this time is that ATI have got more more compelling products, both in terms of performance and price.
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100% agree with you here, seems that for the last two rounds Ati have really upped their game. I wonder if this is to do with AMD owning them now??? Thoughts?
That's two GPUs for less money at launch than a single gpu now... different in my book
2 mid range gpus with onboard SLI, lets be honest, as good a card as it was, it was a cut 'n' shut job.
This is new architecture with a potentialy awesome future.
Surely any CUDA card will work with CUDA stuff?
How does 90c idle and 200watt load with a second monitor attached float your boat? Go on av a google.
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either way at least Nvidia are out with there new cards, now lets see if the prices drop !
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I wanna see some 480 SLI vs 5870 Triple-Fire benchmarks, given that they're the same price.
I won't be buying one but the 480 doesnt seem all that bad. It is the fastest single GPU solution and will hopefully get even faster with mature drivers. Sure it runs hot and draws a lot of power but if you're spending that much on a graphics card anyway, why would you care?
One must take into account that these are release prices to shaft early adopters/nvidia fans so i reckon they will settle down in a month or so.
Anyway, I don't think i will be buying another graphics card until the next generation now or unless we see some big price cuts. None of the cards seem to offer a huge amount more than what i already have.
Anyone have any idea on ATI's 6 series release date or a possible ATI 5890?
One must take into account that these are release prices to shaft early adopters/nvidia fans so i reckon they will settle down in a month or so.
Anyway, I don't think i will be buying another graphics card until the next generation now or unless we see some big price cuts. None of the cards seem to offer a huge amount more than what i already have.
Anyone have any idea on ATI's 6 series release date or a possible ATI 5890?
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The most sensible thing said in this graphics forum for at least two months!
Why do you need the fastest single card solution though?
What benefits from having the fastest single card solution?
some games compatibly with x-fire/sli e.t.c. Also, what if you only want to upgrade and don't have a crossfire capable motherboard? It may end being cheaper, or more likely just plain easier just to get a 480.
I'm getting sick of people slating ATI's recent drivers when the vast silent majority are loving them and seeing constant performance gains. I've not had any problems and I've tried umpteen different officials and betas lately, all have been better than the last. If driver updates don't fix your problems be a man and at least consider the possibility of PEBCAK or your system being at fault.
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How about 480 sli vs 5850 quad-fire... they're the same price too & i think that might edge-out 5870 tri-fire as long as the scaling is decent enough
My 4870x2 added 10C to my case compared to my 5870. Never again will I run a hot card like that.
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Think very carefully about what you just said
He means compared to a multi-gpu solution lol... 2x5850 = same price as 480... 2x5850 wipes the floor with a single 480... heck... a single card isn't far off and half the price
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Lol... what happens if that kind of noise ****es you off? It does me... my vapo(u)r-x cards are too noisy for my liking... and they're some of the quietest current-gen cards you can get... but then, I did come from 8800gts with fanless accelero s1s
Power draw is a complete non-issue though... if you can afford to spend 450 quid on a graphics card, you can afford the extra 50p/month in electricity :S